Fingerprints Don't Lie (1951)

The killing of Mayor Palmer is being placed on Paul Moody by fingerprint expert Jim Stover as Moody's prints were found on the murder weapon. When reporter Brad Evans places doubt in ... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Newfield

Writer:

Orville H. Hampton (original screenplay)

Stars:

Richard Travis, Sheila Ryan, Sid Melton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Travis	...	James Stover
Sheila Ryan	...	Carolyn Palmer
Sid Melton	...	Hypo Dorton
Tom Neal	...	Prosecuting Attorney
Margia Dean	...	Nadine Connell
Lyle Talbot	...	Police Lt. Grayson
Michael Whalen	...	Police Commissioner Frank Kelso
Richard Emory	...	Paul Moody
Dee Tatum	...	Connie Duval
George Eldredge	...	King Sullivan
Rory Mallinson	...	Brad Evans
Karl 'Killer' Davis	...	Rod Barenger (as Karl Davis)
Zon Murray	...	Defense Attorney
Syra Marty	...	Syra, the Blonde Model (as Syra)
Forbes Murray	...	Judge Edwin Monroe

Storyline

The killing of Mayor Palmer is being placed on Paul Moody by fingerprint expert Jim Stover as Moody's prints were found on the murder weapon. When reporter Brad Evans places doubt in Stover's mind that the fingerprints were Moodys, he decides to investigate further with the help of the mayor's daughter Carolyn.

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Plot Keywords:

mayor | fingerprints | killing | murder | 1950s | 

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Taglines:

WHAT SHE DID TO LOVE WAS A CRIME! (original poster)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fingerprints

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spartan Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min 26 min (TV) (edited) 67 min (New York opening)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Re-titled, and edited down to less than thirty minutes, it was sold to television in the early 1950's as part of a syndicated half hour mystery show.

User Reviews

This Is Not That Bad Of A Movie

The movie concerns a young man (Emory) who stands accused of murdering the mayor over a dispute between the two. After being crucified by a police fingerprint expert (Travis) who testified that his fingerprints were all over the murder weapon, the condemned man pins his only hope for proving his innocence on the daughter of the murder victim and the very man whose testimony could send him to the gas chamber!

The writer who previously reviewed this movie and said this movie is worse than Plan 9 From Outer Space was totally wrong. Although this movie was a low budget movie, it wasn't really a bad movie at all.

One more thing. The writer said that he recalled that a scene from a railroad station showed smoke going the wrong way. That's funny as there wasn't any railroad scene in this movie. I guess he must have had it confused with another movie.